Sunday, 10 March 2013

A story behind:This is how the interior of the Flores island looks like: a huge caldera that hosts 7 lagoons. Averaging 500 meters above the ocean level, the plateau is bounded by the rim of the not-so-old volcano walls. The volcanic island is relatively young. It appeared only 20 000 years ago. That is why it has a landscape filled withdeep valleys and high peaks, lagoons bordered by steep cliffs carved by grottoes. Flores (Flowers) takes is names due to a great profusion of wild flowers.In 2009, Flores was included on UNESCO's list of World Network of Biosphere Reserves at the Man and the Biosphere.